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EESA program in 2014 and beyond

Oct 31, 2014

The revolution in
Ukraine and events that followed in the spring and summer 2014 have created
safety concerns for EESA to host students in Ukraine. Although the conflict exists
in a very small area of the country, and the majority of Ukrainian towns and
cities (including Kharkiv) continue to live a normal and peaceful life, EESA
made a decision to not host the regular summer and semester study abroad
programs in 2014. We look forward to the situation stabilizing in a very near
future and are prepared to welcome students again in the spring 2015 semester.
Meanwhile, EESA has successfully launched the online language immersion program
with the first group completing their 8-week study in June and July 2014.

Looking into the
future, EESA has made a decision to remove academic field trips to Russia (Moscow
and St. Petersburg) from our programs. Students may travel to those cities on
their own and the EESA on-site staff will be happy to help with suggestions for
those trips. The semester and year programs now include academic field trips to
7 cities in 5 countries. During the summer travel study abroad program, students
visit 7 cities in Eastern and Western Europe.

EESA is now offering
various options for learning Russian or Ukrainian language from home with a
highly qualified professor from Karazin Kharkiv National
University. The course consists of
several hours each day of live video conferences with a professor and
assignments to complete at home. This is as close as you get to language
immersion without traveling to the country. EESA online Russian language
program is a great option for students or adults who wish to improve their
Russian or Ukrainian. Students planning to study abroad with EESA in the future
are encouraged to take some online courses beforehand in order to be more
prepared for their time abroad. This is a good opportunity for adults who wish
to learn Russian for business or personal reasons. Online language courses are
offered for all levels in either group or individual instruction. All program
alumni will receive official transcripts from Karazin
Kharkiv National University, and
could use these credits for transferring to other universities.

As always, please do
not hesitate to contact us any time to discuss your study abroad plans and any
questions you may have!